PARLIAMENT QUESTION: MINING AND UTILISATION OF NUCLEAR ENERGY MINERALS IN RAJASTHAN

• Rohil uranium deposit in Sikar district, Rajasthan, discovered by Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration & Research (AMD/AMDER) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE); UCIL nominated as lessee under Atomic Minerals Concession Rules, 2016 (AMCR-2016).
• Significant for India's three-stage nuclear programme, indigenisation of nuclear fuel cycle, and energy security — uranium is a prescribed substance under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.
• Topic touches GS-III (energy, internal security of strategic minerals), GS-II (centre-state issues on mining), and Prelims (institutions, rules, deposits).